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Friday, September 30, 2016

Last week, some listeners heard
and decoded MFSK32 transmissions just before and just after VOA Radiogram
Saturday at 1600-1630 UTC on 17580 kHz. The source of these transmissions is
unknown. This Saturday, please listen (and, if possible, record) on 17580 in the
minutes before 1600 UTC and after 1630 UTC to see if the mystery MFSK32 returns.

Last Saturday at 0930 UTC, on
5745 kHz, using the University of
Twente receiver in the Netherlands, I saw a faint carrier from the North
Carolina transmitter. It’s probably too early in the season to decode from such
a signal, but, if you are in Europe (especially northern Europe), check this
broadcast as winter approaches.

This weekend’s broadcast will
be all MFSK32 except for one news item in Olivia 16-1000. If your reception
condition results in errors with the MFSK32, the Olivia 16-1000 might have fewer
errors.

Here is the lineup for VOA
Radiogram, program 183, 1-2 October
2016, all in MFSK32 except where noted …

The Mighty
KBC will transmit to North America
Sunday 0000-0200 UTC (Saturday 8-10 pm EDT) on 6145 kHz, via Germany. A minute
of MFSK32 will be at about 0130 UTC. Reports to Eric: themightykbc@gmail.com
.

IBC (Italian Broadcasting
Corporation) has a
broadcast to Europe on 6070 kHz, Wednesdays, at the new time of 1800-2100 UTC.
The MFSK32 and Olivia 16-500 are still at 2030-2100 UTC. IBC has also added a
medium wave transmission Saturday 2000-2030 UTC from Radio Studio X, 1584 kHz,
in Terni, Italy, with MFSK32 at 2025-2030. IBC also has MFSK32 transmissions via
WRMI in Florida: Friday 0125-0200 UTC on 9955 kHz (Thursday 9:25 pm EDT), part
of its 0100-0130 broadcast. And Saturday at 0155-0200 UTC (Friday evening 9:55
pm EDT), on 11580 kHz, part of its 0130-0200 broadcast. See http://ibcradio.webs.com/ for the complete schedule and
contact information

Thank you for your reception
reports for last weekend’s broadcast. I am now compiling the MFSK image gallery
from program 181, and hope to begin sending it out later
today.

RTE adds another relayBritish DX Club is reporting that RTE has confirmed another relay for the replay of the GAA All Irelandd Senior Football Final.Date: Saturday 1st OctoberTime: 1600-1800 UTC on 15320 kHz

Radio Waves International is Back on the Air !Listen to RWI every Sunday from 2100-2200 on 6070 and 11401 kHz. To learn more about the station, go to: http://philippe.bertrand22.free.fr/Postal mail: Radio Waves International, Boite Postal 130, 92504 Rueil Cedex France
(RWI)

Special thanks to Radio Marconi for their QSLs to me, and the station information to share with the blog readers. Have you heard RMI ?? Gayle Van Horn

We are a small free radio station broadcasting from the Italy which, after 15 years of dormancy, returned back to the airwaves on 15 August 2015. MRI began its short wave transmissions on 4 January 1986 and this year celebrated its 30th anniversary as well as one year on the air since it resumed broadcasting quite regularly. Until now, reception reports, found to be fully correct, have been received from listeners in Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, (Northern) Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, United Kingdom and USA. It should be also mentioned that the station has recently been logged by SWLs in Portugal.

Please be advised that until the end of October 2016, our weekly broadcasts will be aired as follows: on Tuesdays, from 1700 to 2100 UTC, on 7700 kHz (USB mode) with a power of 100 watts.

Our broadcasts include some kind of programs now sadly missing from most shortwave radio stations: an old style DX show in English “Italian Short Wave Panorama” (there is also the Italian version called “Panorama Onde Corte”) with lot of recent logs as well as a mailbag show (“La Posta degli ascoltatori”) in Italian. As from 8 September 2016 a music show in Italian (“Border Line”) is also being aired. Our station identification announcements are not only in English and Italian but also in French, German, Japanese, Romanian, Spanish and Catalan.

We hope to extend the duration of our broadcasts in the near future and also to increase power. We also plan to send in printed QSL cards by snail-mail but only to some lucky listeners. That’s why it’s vital to let us have your postal (street or P.O. Box) address.

For the first time in our history a Facebook page about our station has been introduced. It is called "MRI World" and can be found at this web address: https://www.facebook.com/mriworld - Although it is still far from being completed you can like it or leave your comments and suggestions.
Unlike a number of free radios from Northern of Europe we know what a QSL is and our verifications will always come with ALL details about reception of MRI.
(RMI)

Some time ago a plan was
conceived to extend TWR Africa's broadcasts to focus more fully on Nigeria in
West Africa. Over time God watered the seeds of this plan until it matured
into a firm resolution to see more of the 180 million people of Nigeria
served with the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

Our bold plan sees the
installation of a second 200 kW AM transmitter at the present TWR West Africa
Transmitter Station (WATS) along with a suitable antenna system to cover
Nigeria. The granting of a second broadcast license is therefore critical as
it will enable us to broadcast
for more hours to Nigeria and surrounding
countries. Imagine the impact that these broadcasts would have on the people
of West Africa but more specifically on those in northern Nigeria, hotbed of
religious radicalism and also one of the least reached regions on the African
continent.

With this prayer appeal we ask that you, our fellow workers in
the Gospel, stand with us for 15 weekdays of earnest and committed prayer for
God's will to be done related to getting a license, building up the
transmitter and starting broadcasts. Thank you dear brothers and sisters, for
standing
in this spiritual battle with us. We believe in the power of
corporate prayer before the Throne. May God give us grace and favour!
Branko Bjelajac (D.Sc.)

26 September 2016 (Monday) Pray for God to
grant us favor with our license application. Pray that He will give us
favor in the eyes of the authorities.

27 September 2016 (Tuesday)
Pray that God will ordain things in such a way that we pass swiftly through
the process of license application, transmitter installation and
broadcasting.

28 September 2016 (Wednesday) Pray for God's favor to rest
upon a container with earth moving equipment that is on its way to WATS.
Pray that it will arrive safely and pass through the customs process
without hindrance.

29 September 2106 (Thursday) Pray that God will
start preparing the hearts of millions of potential Nigerian listeners to be
reached through the second MW transmitter.

30 September 2016 (Friday)
Bring the WATS team before the Lord for wisdom as they ramp up their skills
and work output in anticipation of the second transmitter.

Bolivia3310.00, Radio Mosoj Chaski, Cochabamba, 2330-0010. Music and advertisements. After some time I heard them, best in LSB with Quechua program, no ID heard, SINPO 33333. Arrunátegui/Méndez/DSWCI-DX Window 564)

Product: Weekly Highlights and Forecasts:Issued: 2016 Sep 26 0103 UTC# Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center# Product description and SWPC web contact: www.swpc.noaa.gov/weekly.html## Weekly Highlights and Forecasts#Highlights of Solar and Geomagnetic Activity 19 - 25 September 2016
Solar activity reached low levels this period due to isolated C-class flare activity. Region 2595 (N11, L=099, class/area=Dao/120 on 20 Sep) was the most productive region this period. In additionto multiple low-level C-class flares Region 2595 produced the largest event of the period, a C5 flare at 22/0547 UTC. Region 2597 (S13, L=349, class/area=Dsc/120 on 24 Sep) developed late in theweek and produced an isolated C1 flare at 25/1914 UTC in addition to numerous B-class flares. No Earth-directed coronal mass ejections were observed this period. No proton events were observed at geosynchronous orbit.
The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit reached high levels on 21 Sep, moderate levels on 22-23 Sep, and was at normal levels throughout the remainder of the period.
Geomagnetic field activity reached G1 (Minor) geomagnetic storm levels on 20 Sep with active levels observed on 21 Sep in response to the influence of a negative polarity coronal hole high speedstream. G1 (Minor) storm levels were observed again on 25 Sep due to prolonged periods of southward interplanetary magnetic field orientation. Quiet conditions were observed on 22-24 Sep and quiet to unsettled levels were observed on 19 Sep under a background solar wind environment.

Forecast of Solar and Geomagnetic Activity 26 September - 22 October 2016
Solar activity is expected to be at very low levels throughout the period with a chance for C-class flare activity. No proton events are expected at geosynchronous orbit. The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit is expected to be very high on 02 Oct with high levels expected on 29 Sep-01 Oct, 03-11 Oct, and 18 Oct following periods of an enhanced solar wind environment associated with coronal hole high speed stream influence. Normal and normal to moderate flux levels are expected throughout the remainder of the period. Geomagnetic field activity is likely to reach G2 (Moderate) geomagnetic storm levels on 28-30 Sep and G1 (Minor) storm levels on 26 Sep, 01-02 Oct, and 17 Oct due to the anticipated influence of multiple, recurrent coronal hole high speed solar wind streams. Active conditions are expected on 27 Sep, 03 Oct, and 18 Oct with generally quiet and quiet to unsettled conditions likely throughout the remainder of the period.

Sunday, September 25, 2016

Our September 27 (September 26 in the Americas on WBCQ) program offers
special guest Yissy Garcia, one of Cuba’s most exciting young drummers and
leader of Yissy & Bandancha, an explosive new project with which we think
you’ll fall in love. And, of course, we’ll play a lot of other great Cuban music
as well.

Friday, September 23, 2016

VOA Radiogram will be all
MFSK32 again this weekend. We have found that MFSK32 provides a good combination
of speed and performance in typical shortwave conditions. And MFSK has the added
advantage of being able to transmit images. However, if you would like more
variety of modes on VOA Radiogram, even if it means the occasional need for a
manual mode change, let me know.

This weekend’s program will
include more ASCII art after the closing announcement. Use a monospace mode
such as Courier, and maximize Fldigi, for best results.

And, at the very end of the
show, after the closing music, Flmsg will trigger a video. If you don’t already
have Flmsg installed, you can download it here. To make
Flmsg work with Fldigi, in Fldigi: Configure > Misc > NBEMS > under
Reception of flmsg files, select Open with flmsg and Open in browser, and below
that indicate where your Flmsg.exe file is located – probably somewhere in
Program Files(x86).

Here is the lineup for VOA
Radiogram, program 182, 24-25 September 2016, all in MFSK32 centered on 1500
Hz:

The Mighty
KBC will transmit to North America
Sunday 0000-0100 UTC (Saturday 8-9 pm EDT) only on 6145 kHz, via Germany. A
minute of MFSK32 will be at about 0030 UTC. Reports to Eric: themightykbc@gmail.com
.

IBC (Italian Broadcasting
Corporation) has a
broadcast to Europe on 6070 kHz, Wednesdays, at the new time of 1800-2100 UTC.
The MFSK32 and Olivia 16-500 are still at 2030-2100 UTC. IBC has also added a
medium wave transmission Saturday 2000-2030 UTC from Radio Studio X, 1584 kHz,
in Terni, Italy, with MFSK32 at 2025-2030. IBC also has MFSK32 transmissions via
WRMI in Florida: Friday 0125-0200 UTC on 9955 kHz (Thursday 9:25 pm EDT), part
of its 0100-0130 broadcast. And Saturday at 0155-0200 UTC (Friday evening 9:55
pm EDT), on 11580 kHz, part of its 0130-0200 broadcast. See http://ibcradio.webs.com/ for the complete schedule and
contact information

Thank you for your reception
reports last weekend. I am compiling the gallery of MFSK32 images and hope to
send it out soon.

Radio Caroline North returns over the weekend of 24th-25th September live from the Ross Revenge.
The Caroline story continues into 1988 when the crew built a new aerial system to replace the original mast, only to see much of their work destroyed by armed raiders the following year. We'll hear from some of those who were onboard.
And of course we've more great prizes to give away from our friends at Tiptree, preserves of distinction. Your emails are always welcome at memories@radiocaroline.co.uk.
So join us this weekend online here and on 1368AM courtesy of Manx Radio.

15345.12, RAE, General Pacheco, 1920 UTC, Sep 15, usual Italian service. Pause of Foreign language
programs on RAE Buenos Aires from Sep 16 till incl. Oct 05. Only music
program will be distributed on all frequencies and on livestream internet.
(Büschel)

A
new stage in the history begins Oct 06 when RAE - RADIODIFUSION ARGENTINA ABROAD
becomes RAE - ARGENTINA TO THE WORLD. Among the new features is the decision to
maintain the present shortwave (15345 and 11710 from the transmitting plant of General
Pacheco), where today we have some technical restrictions in the modulation
stage, but with the challenge of solving and increase our shortwave presence. We
continue transmitting in eight languages, now with a homogeneous programming,
which will be consistency in content with the specific contribution of each
language with its peculiarities. (Slaen)

TIMBA TIME, ONE MORE TIME!Our September 20 (September 19 in the Americas
on WBCQ) program offers more of Caribe Nostrum, winner of Cubadisco 2016 in the
Concert and Chamber Music category and one of the two Gran Premio winners. Guido
López Gavilán, the Director, will join us to talk about the music. Then, special
guest Lourdes Diez will tell us more about Timba 25, a future release by EGREM
honoring 25 years of Timba. We will also play some songs from some of the
nominees in Popular Dance Music in Cubadisco
2016Two options for listening on
shortwave:WBCQ, 7490 KHz, Tuesdays 0000-0100 UTC(8pm-9pm EDT Mondays in
the Americas)Channel 292, 6070 KHz, Tuesdays 1900-2000 UTC(2100-2200
CEST)See our Facebook
page for more information. (Bill Tilford/Tilford Productions)

As
our anniversary feature honoring Radio Republik Indonesia, we present the story
of their major shortwave station that was installed near their national capital
Jakarta way back nearly half a century ago.The first new shortwave transmitter that was installed in 1967 at this
new shortwave site, Cimanggis, was a 100 kW Telefunken unit, Model SST338, made
in Germany.

Cermanggis is located about a dozen
miles south of downtown Jakarta and it replaced the earlier shortwave site at
Kebayoran, a few miles closer to Jakarta.Back then, the usage of callsigns was still in vogue, and this new unit
was allocated the call YDF.

Unfortunately, the story of
shortwave broadcasting from Cermanggis is the saga of an almost constant supply
of new transmitters which replaced earlier ailing transmitters; brought about
by the harsh tropical climate with its high temperatures and monsoonal rains,
and wersoned by financial shortages and insufficient trained staff.There were times also when the delivery of
electricity from the national grid was insufficient to empower the high powered
transmitters.

In his monumental compilation of
shortwave transmitter histories, Transmitter Documentation Project 1998, Ludo
Maes in Belgium presents this following trail of shortwave transmitters that
have been installed over the years at RRI Cimanggis:-

19671TelefunkenGermany100
kWSST338

19704PhilipsHolland50 & 1208FZ514
& 8FZ515

19742FunkwerkGermany100

19823HarrisUSA100SW100

19831ThomsonFrance250TRE2320

19924MarconiEngland250B6131

19953MarconiEngland250B6131

On May 21, 1984, the completed
installation at Cimanggis with four new transmitters (3 Harris at 100 kW and 1
Thomson at 250 kW) was taken into service, and President Suharto presided at an
official commissioning ceremony.This
cluster of four transmitters was intended to provide RRI Home Service
programming on a nationwide basis as a national unifying factor.The three 100 kW transmitters relayed the RRI
programming to the westward islands, and the 250 kW transmitter beamed the same
programming eastward.

In 1992, RRI ordered a total of 9
shortwave transmitters at 250 kW together with 20 curtain antennas for
installation at both Cimanggis and at another site on distant Sulawesi
Island.This new double facility was
officially inaugurated on September 14, 1996.

In September 2005, international
radio monitors in Australia were surprised to hear Radio Australia programming
on relay over RRI shortwave in Indonesia.This program relay in the Bahasa (ba-HAH-sa) Indonesian language was
educational in nature and it was presented under the title Kang Guru
(Kangaroo).

Despite their best efforts, recent
international monitoring reports indicate that only one transmitter is
currently on the air at Cimanggis, and it is noted on 9525 kHz.A Google Earth search shows the shortwave
transmitter base at Cimanggis, though the view is obscured due to a hazy cloudy
sky.

Over the years many international
radio monitors around the globe have been successful in logging RRI Cimanggis
and their reception reports have netted an invaluable QSL card.During the past 71 years, they have issued a
variety of QSL cards, usually in color; some as artistic renderings of
Indonesian symbols, and some showing their cities and their country.

We
choose another piece of Indonesian music and this time it is under the title
Love Ambon.If you are able to tune in
one of the RRI regional shortwave stations, you may hear the melody Love Ambon
at the close of a transmission.

Solar activity was at very low levels throughout the period. Region 2585 (N08, L=222, class/area=Ekc/590 on 03 Sep) was the largest and most magnetically complex region on the disk this week, however, the region only produced low-level B-class flare activity before rotating out of view early in the period. Region 2592 (N14, L=027, class/area=Bxo/10 on 18 Sep) produced several low-level B-class flares in the latter half of the week, but was relatively simple throughout the period. No Earth-directed coronal mass ejections (CMEs) were observed this period.

No proton events were observed at geosynchronous orbit.

The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit reached high levels on 12-14 Sep, moderate levels on 18 Sep, and were at normal levels on 15-17 Sep.

Geomagnetic field activity was quiet on 13, 16-27 Sep and quiet to unsettled on 12, 14-15, and 18 Sep under a mostly nominal solar wind regime. Forecast of Solar and Geomagnetic Activity 19 September - 15 October 2016

Solar activity is expected to be at very low levels with a change for C-class flares throughout the period.

No proton events are expected at geosynchronous orbit.

The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit is expected to reach very high levels on 02-05 Oct with high levels expected on 21-25, 29 Sep-01 Oct, and 06-11 Oct following solar wind
enhancements associated with the influence of multiple coronal hole high speed streams. Electron flux is expected to be at normal or normal to moderate levels throughout the remainder of the period.

Geomagnetic field activity is likely to reach G2 (Moderate) geomagnetic storm levels on 28-30 Sep and G1 (Minor) storm levels on 19-20 Sep and 01 Oct due to the anticipated influence of multiple,
recurrent coronal hole high speed streams. Active conditions are expected on 21 Sep and 02-05 Oct with generally quiet or quiet to unsettled conditions likely throughout the remainder of the period.

Friday, September 16, 2016

As the last few weeks of summer wind down - there's still time to hear plenty on shortwave from the summer schedules. International Shortwave Broadcast Guide, and our frequency updates on this blog, bring you the latest and most current information.

Summer schedules will shift to winter frequencies on October 30, 2016 - which means there remains plenty to hear on shortwave.

Get your copy now - to compliment the last few weeks of summer.
Gayle Van Horn W4GVH/Teak Publishing

Teak Publishing is pleased to announce the release of the Summer 2016 International Shortwave Broadcast Guide (ISWBG) electronic book by Amazon bestselling author
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miles, reaching millions of listeners worldwide, in over 300 different languages and dialects. These worldwide transmissions are monitored on internationally assigned radio frequencies between 1700 kHz and 30 MHz.

There are even broadcasts from the dark side, transmitted from broadcasters known as clandestine or clanny stations. Clandestine broadcasters are wrapped in mystery and intrigue, and they usually exist to bring about some sort of political change to the country they are targeting. Programming may largely be half-truths or sometimes even outright lies, but it is essentially propaganda for their cause.

Listeners who live in the United States can easily hear shortwave broadcast stations from Australia, Canada, China, Cuba, Egypt, France, Germany, India, Iran, Japan, New Zealand, North/South Korea, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Vietnam, and many other counties if you have an inexpensive
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New In this sixth edition of the ISWBG is a lead story on clandestine broadcast and broadcasters with the latest schedules and frequencies you need to hear these
intriguing transmissions. There is also an expanded special feature on Who’s Who in the shortwave radio spectrum. This story covers services and frequencies
outside the regular broadcast and amateur radio bands, and includes our new, exclusive Hot HF 1000+ non-broadcast frequency list.

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Here are a few of the public comments from radio hobbyists who purchased previous editions of this Amazon e-book.

Excellent Shortwave Introduction and Program Guide by Don K3PRN

Excellent, very reasonable guide to shortwave radio. As a long time shortwave listener, the listing of all shortwave stations by UTC time is very useful to me. I had previously a shortwave website that listed only English broadcasts rather than an all station listing with the language that will be broadcast. I would highly recommend this e book for all new shortwave listeners and those that interested in a very portable listing of all stations by UTC. I only hope that this will be updated twice a year for many more years.

Good Product by Radio Freq

Since Monitoring Times stopped publishing shortwave radio schedules, there has been a dearth of resources for radio-heads. This guide nicely fulfills gap. It is very comprehensive.

It is nice someone is dedicated to SWL by Robert K. Mallory

Very concise and well organized. Not much to choose from these days, it is nice someone is dedicated to Shortwave Radio Listening.

Shortwave Broadcast Guide by Kindle Customer

Since Monitoring Times is no longer in publication, this guide is required for the dedicated shortwave listener. There is information provided that I have found nowhere else. It will be a welcome addition to any listener's equipment. Gayle Van Horn has been publishing this research for many years and the followers are numerous, from beginners to professionals. The author's work is accurate, concise and thorough. If you have a shortwave radio, you need this publication as much as a set of earphones. There is none better.

Very Good Source for Shortwave Stations Broadcast Schedules by Kenneth Windyka

I've got to admit up front that I don't have a strong interest in this part of the hobby. HOWEVER, Gayle Van Horn makes it easy to determine what one can hear on the short wave bands during a particular time period (in GMT time sorted format). I also like the internet reference available, so that one can listen to programs via the internet even if its' not possible via the shortwave radio.

NJ Shortwave listener hears International Frequencies with new guide help by Stanley E Rozewski, Jr.

This e-book is complete and accurate in presenting a low cost SW frequency guide and important must read topics for the new or experienced user. I liked the easy reading format, and understandable frequency guide. I will order the second edition next year.

This is my go-to-first reference by Mary C Larson

When I turn on the shortwave receiver and want to find out what's on and where to look, Van Horn's handy frequency guide is a smart place to begin. The format is not unlike the one Monitoring Times (R.I.P.) used each month. Presumably, updated ISBGs will be published twice per year, but you can check for the updates on her blog, (mt-shortwave.blogspot.com).

Good value by DrP

This is an excellent well-written book that is very affordable when compared to encyclopedic guides, e.g., the WRTH. Much the same information is included. The first part is a nice introduction to SW listening pitched to the beginner. Included is an informative section on purchasing a radio spanning low-end <$100 models up through the most advanced transceivers. The bulk of the book contains a list of world-wide SW broadcasters, organized by frequency band. This makes it ideal for browsing one band at a time, but much less so if you want to search for broadcasts from a particular country.

Shortwave Is Not Quite Dead by James Tedford (Bothell, WA United States)

It was barely breathing as of late, but there is still a lot you can hear on shortwave radio. You need more than a little dedication, and a better-than-adequate radio to hear what remains on the HF bands, but if you have those, you will be rewarded with a lot of interesting audio programming. This book is a good guide to what is currently available over the international airwaves.

Monday, September 12, 2016

Our September 13 (September 12 in the Americas on WBCQ) program offers more
of Caribe Nostrum, winner of Cubadisco 2016 in the Concert and Chamber Music
category and one of the two Gran Premio winners. Guido López Gavilán, the
Director, will join us to talk about the music. Then, special guest Lourdes Diez
will tell us about Timba 25, a future release by EGREM honoring 25 years of
Timba. Naturally, we will listen to some of the music from the forthcoming
album, and we will play some other
excellent dance music from the past.

Solar activity was at very low levels on 05-11 Sep. Region 2591 (N05, L=144, Cro/025 on 11 Sep) produced a B9.6 flare at 10/1920 UTC, the strongest of the period. No Earth-directed CMEs wereobserved were observed during the period.

No proton events were observed at geosynchronous orbit.

The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit was at very high levels on 05 Sep and high levels from 06-11 Sep due to CH HSS influence. The largest flux value of the period was 56,842 pfu observed at 05/1815 UTC.

Geomagnetic field activity was at quiet to minor storm levels on 05 Sep due to a period of prolonged southward Bz during the waning phase of a CH HSS. Solar wind speed continued to decline over theperiod from a high near 600 km/s to 340 km/s by the end of the period. Activity decreased to quiet to active conditions on 06 Sep and to quiet to unsettled conditions on 07 Sep. A final increase toquiet to active conditions was observed on 08 Sep before quiet conditions dominated for the remainder of the period. Forecast of Solar and Geomagnetic Activity 12 September - 08 October 2016Solar activity is expected to be at very low to low levels throughout the forecast period.

No proton events are expected at geosynchronous orbit.

The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit is expected to be at normal to moderate levels on 12-20 Sep and 26-28 Sep. High levels expected on 21-25 Sep, 29 Sep - 01 Oct, and 06-08Oct. Very high levels are likely between 02-05 Oct. High and very high levels are anticipated to result from recurrent CH HSS events.

Geomagnetic field activity is expected to be at quiet to active levels on 12 Sep as a solar sector boundary crossing is anticipated to transition into a weak, negative polarity, CH HSS. As the CH HSS influence wanes, quiet to unsettled levels are likely over 13-14 Sep. Quiet conditions are expected on 15-16 Sep under an ambient solar wind environment. 17-21 Sep will likely to be at quiet to active conditions as a negative polarity CH HSS influences the near-Earth environment. Quiet conditions are again expected from 22-25 Sep. 26-27 Sep are likely to be at unsettled to activeconditions from a small, positive polarity, CH HSS. 28-30 Sep are likely to see field active range from unsettled to major storm levels from a strong, positive polarity, CH HSS. As the CH HSSinfluence wanes, unsettled to minor storm levels are likely on 01 Oct and quiet to active levels are expected from 02-05 Oct. Quiet conditions are expected to return over 06-08 Oct under a nominalsolar wind regime.

Friday, September 09, 2016

Special thanks to our new contributor, Paul Walker, for the following update. Sorry for any confusion over this matter - looks like we were all fooledGayle VH

ABC NT Shortwave returns at 9am Sydney time Tuesday September 13th. That
is 2300UTC the same day.

Hmm, a certain Australian DXer ran with
unconfirmed reports that the service was gone for good. Not true. This is
proof on things like this we need to wait for official word before saying
anything.(Paul B Walker, AK)